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Page 1 of 11903 · PDF PAGE 11
…, he took refuge in silence, which his disciples very conveniently interpreted as meaning that the question tended not to edification. I take it that the Buddha (ignorant, doubtless, of algebra) had sufficiently studied philosophy and pos- sessed enough worldly wisdom to be well aware that any system he might promulgate would be instantly attacked and annihilated by the acumen of his numerous and versatile opponeni Such teaching as he gave on the point may be summed up as follows. “Whence, whither, why, we know not; but we do know that we are h…
1903 · PDF PAGE 9
… while not contradicting even the gross and ridiculous accounts of the more fantastic Hindu visionaries. 7 Ratiocination may perhaps not take us far. But perhaps a continuous ‘and attentive study of these quaint points of distinction may give us an. jtion, or diteet mind-apperception of what we want, one way or the
1903 · PDF PAGE 22
… may dismiss from our minds any alarm in respect of this contingency. On mature consideration, therefore, I confidently and deliberately take my refuge in the Triple Gem. Namo tassa Bhagavato Arahato Sammasambuddhasa| Let there be hereafter no discussion of the classical problems of philosophy and religion! In the light of this exposition the antitheses of noumenon and pheno- menon, unity and multiplicity, and their kind, are all reconciled, and the only question that remains is that of finding the most satisfactory means of attaining Nirvana —…
1903 · PDF PAGE 8
…rship, and ingenuity to this question is the best proof of the fatuity of the Advaita position. There is then a flaw somewhere. I boldly take up the glove against all previous wisdom, revert to the most. elementary ideas of cannibal savages, challenge all the Most vital premisses and axiomata that have passed current coin with philosophy for centuries, and present my theory, _ I clearly foresee the one difficulty, and will discuss it in advance. If my conclusions on this point are not accepted, we may at once get back to our previous irri- tabl…
1903 · PDF PAGE 23
…onformists at home, have pra- tically abandoned ceremonial as idle. I have yet to learn, however, by what dissenters have replaced it! I take this to be an error, except in the case of the very advanced Yogi. For there exists a true magical cere- monial, vital and direct, whose purpose has, however, at any rate of recent times, been hopelessly misunderstood. Nobody any longer supposes that any means but that of meditation is of avail to grasp the immediate causes of our being; if some person retorts that he prefers to rely on a Glorified Redeem…
1903 · PDF PAGE 21
…your original small one.” The fallacy is obvious. The big circle is not infinite at all, but is itself limited by the little one. But to take away the little circle, that is the method of the esoteric Christian or the mystic. But the process is never perfect, because however small the little circle becomes, its relation with the big circle is still finite. But even allowing for a moment that the Absolute is really attainable, is the nothingness of the finity related to it really identical with that attained directly by the Buddhist Arahat? This…